Five types of statements on race made by refugee and immigrant families and how to respond

Shengxiao "Sole" Yu
6 min readJul 9, 2020

A conversation template for children of refugees and immigrants on how to dismantle anti-Blackness in our families and communities

The founding story of the United States of America cannot be separated from racism. Since its founding, the United States of America has created many rules and systems to fully embed a racial hierarchy not only into its economic, legal, cultural, and social systems, but also into the consciousness of its citizens.

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Shengxiao "Sole" Yu

Speaker | Social justice educator | Storyteller | Creator of Nectar, a space that aims to ignite our desire and grow our capacity to live in liberated ways